Russia urges India to join multilateral mechanism to stop arms race in outer space

Russia slammed the United States for weaponisation of outer space and believes India's test is a result of a degraded situation in the field of arms race. Russia, in its statement, said: "We have to state that this action of India has been largely the result of the substantially degraded situation in the field of arms control." "Russia has repeatedly warned that the destructive actions of the United States to undermine the entire architecture of international security and strategic stability, including unilateral and unlimited development of the US global anti-missile defense systems, as well as the reluctance to abandon plans for the weaponization of outer space, make other states think about improving their own equal potentials in the interests of strengthening their national security" the statement added . Russia urged Washington to take a "responsible stand, come to senses and drop the insane, and most importantly - absolutely unrealizable - the idea of universal military domination." "It is still possible to stop the arms race unfolding in various regions of the world. It is important to assist the responsible states in maintaining an adequate level of international security and stability," it added. Russia said that for its part, it intends to continue to make all necessary efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt.https://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/member.php?u=174591

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'Foreigner' families fight for identity

as, because of his "foreigner" tag, will not be able to exercise his franchise in this Lok Sabha elections, although he had regularly cast his vote till the 2016 Assam Assembly polls."My name is enlisted in the 1971 and 1989 voter lists. I am not the person the foreigners tribunal officials are looking for. But still I was arrested and sent to the camp. It feels good to be back to my family but I am not relieved as my case is still pending in the high court," Das said.The notice based on which Das was arrested had the name of one Kumud Chandra Roy as a D-voter but it was allegedly changed to Kumud Das by the officials who served the notice to his family.Das's family spent over Rs 2 lakh to re-establish his identity and assert that he is an Indian citizen through various legal procedures. They sold their cattle, land and crops, mortgaged their trees and took a bank loan of Rs 50,000 to get Das released from the camp."We had no money to buy groceries after my husband was arrested. I have two daughters, Jaya, 37, and Jhuma, 22 and a son, Kishan, 19. Kishan, a daily wager, is the sole breadwinner of the family. He earns Rs 180 a day. We also have to pay the loan instalment of Rs 580 per week. Meeting my husband at the camp was also expensive as the guards used to charge anything between Rs 50 and Rs 100 to let us meet him for a few minutes," Das's wife, Kamakhya Debi, 60, said.Some charitable organisations have helped the family repay the loan, find legal support and arrange the bail money.Das said he had to share a 30ftx40ft room with 40 other inmates, including women, at the camp. "It was so crowded that I couldn't even stretch my legs while sleeping. We were served tea and roti at 6am, rice and some vegetables around noon and another meal at 5pm. We had nothing to do all day. We were not allowed to work like prisoners," he said.Jail inmates earn Rs 55 a day for unskilled and Rs 75 a day for skilled labour but detention camp inmates are not allowed to work. Like other detainees, Das was given a bedsheet and a mosquito net at the camp. He was allowed to meet his family once or twice a month and lawyers only after obtaining the jail superintendent's permission.Sources in the Silchar camp, however, said male and female detainees stay separately. There is a school on the jail premises where minors are provided education and the prison's registered doctor offers regular health check-up to the inmates.While Das lost his right of suffrage, the daughters of Dilip Biswas, a ghugni-seller from Murkata village in Morigaon district whose family was declared "foreigner", lost their right to education. In 2010, Biswas, 47, and his elder brother Sukumar were sent to the Goalpara detention camp while his wife Rumani, 40, and two daughters, Kalpana and Archana, now 19 and 11 respectively, were sent to the Kokrajhar detention camp, housed on Kokrajhar jail premises. The family was released following a high court order in February this year.Rumani said, "I used to feed my daughters from my meal at the camp. There wasn't sufficient food for all of us. My younger daughter was just two when we were taken to the Kokrajhar detention camp. My daughters were raised alongside prisoners. The rooms were crowded and there wasn't enough bedding for all of us, especially during winter. My husband was in the Goalpara camp. It was difficult spending each day at the camp and very difficult for me to raise my children on my own in that environment."She added, "There was no arrangement for education at the camp for my elder daughter, who was then in Class III, because of her foreigner tag. So she could not continue her education. The tag might become a hindrance to her marriage too. I was pregnant with my younger one when our case was referred to the tribunal. So she was not tagged a foreigner and could join the school on the jail premises. She studies in class VI now. My daughters face an uncertain future."Both Das and the Biswas family are out on bail, still bear the "foreigner" tag and have their cases pending in the high court. Besides, both families are experiencing ostracism by neighbours after being released from camps. They are struggling to resume work and mostly depend on social organisations and support from good Samaritans. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt.https://able2know.org/user/yuvraj_prabhas/

Rajasthan Guv praises Modi, Prez sends notice for 'necessary action'

We want that once again Modi ji should become PM on 23rd May." Last month, Kalyan Singh had called for PM Modi's re-election "for the sake of the country". Singh is a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and was in power in the state when the 16th century Babri mosque was demolished in December 1992. He had quit the BJP in 1999 and returned in 2004. In 2014, soon after the BJP came to power, Kalyan Singh was appointed Governor. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt.https://www.theverge.com/users/heenkeenzsa

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Offshore entertainment: Check out film museums from around the world

Spread across four floors are some 10,000 film-related artefacts: Marilyn Monroe's million-dollar honeymoon dress, Elvis's bathrobe, Baywatch swimsuits, Rocky's boxing gloves and Hannibal Lecter's jail cell from The Silence of the Lambs. There are props from Superman, Star Trek, Transformers, Glee, and items made famous by Michael Jackson, Leonardo Di Caprio, Tom Cruise and Beyoncé. There's also a display about the Hollywood Walk of Fame. CHINA NATIONAL FILM MUSEUM, BEIJING Founded in 2005, it honours a century of Chinese cinema. Exhibitions run across 20 halls, covering more than 1,500 films and the worlds of 450 filmmakers. There are on-site theatres, including an IMAX, and the displays run through China, Hong Kong and Taiwan's film history, as well as educational films and the craft of filmmaking. THE CINEMA MUSEUM, LONDON A 20-ft-high outline of Chaplin created by Anna Odrich and George Parnell as a temporary exhibit. Housed in Charlie Chaplin's childhood home, the museum focuses on the golden years of cinema-going: popcorn machines, vintage film projectors, Art Deco cinema chairs, show time boards, usher uniforms, tinted lobby cards, more than a million photographs, fan magazines and trade magazines, campaign books and cinema sheet music. LA CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE, PARIS The French take their museums seriously and it shows - this is among the world's largest film-related archives. Many artefacts rep-date World War II, and were smuggled out of German-occupied France to escape destruction from the Nazis. On display are 18th-century image-making machines, magic lanterns, set drawings, storyboards, movie posters and photos. There are screenings every day. EYE FILMMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM This extensive archive doubles as a museum and screening facility for Dutch and foreign films. The in-house collection includes objects dating back to 1895, the start of the nation's film industry. There are some 37,000 films, 60,000 posters, 700,000 photographs and 20,000 books. Films are screened for 12 hours a day and there are dedicated exhibits for filmmakers and technicians. DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEK, BE RLIN Germany has six museums dedicated to films and cinema. This one combines film and television history and looks at their past and present. There's a permanent exhibit dedicated to film professionals who were driven into exile by the National Socialists, a collection of 26,000 films and 1 million stills. This is also the home of the Marlene Dietrich Collection, showcasing the life of the firebrand actor who refused to work in Germany while Adolf Hitler was in power. CINEMA MUSEUM OF IRAN, TEHRAN Housed in a beautiful 19th-century building, the Cinema Museum of Iran marks the country's long filmmaking tradition through photographs, posters, documents, costumes, awards and equipment. There are exhibits devoted to the Iran-Iraq war, trailers dating back to 1931, dioramas that go behind the scenes of famous films, and English-language signs. The screening hall (which draws on an archive of 1,000 films) and coffee shop are popular hangouts for the arts community. HISTORY OF CINEMA MUSEUM, DUBAI A personal collection amassed by a photography buff over 35 years forms the backbone of this museum. It's dedicated to educating the layman about the 'magic' of filmmaking and the early years of cinema. On display are objects from the 1730s, an 18th century Dutch peepbox (a sort of bioscope), reels from a mutoscope from the 1900s and modern-day tech that makes 3D viewing possible. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt.https://www.intensedebate.com/people/sunoonoos

OYO forms JV with Softbank to launch hotel operations in Japan

"Combining OYO's most advanced business model with SoftBank Corp's knowledge of the Japanese market, we will provide brand-new hotel experience to travellers in Japan," Miyauchi said. With OYO Hotels Japan, OYO aims to harness its business model and technology-led operational capabilities to offer convenient and comfortable accommodations to travellers and guests in Japan and create increased business opportunities for its partners, the statement said. In similar vein, OYO Hotels and Homes Group CEO and Founder Ritesh Agarwal said, "Japan is fast emerging as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. We, at OYO Hotels & Homes, see this as a huge opportunity and are excited to contribute towards the growth of the local economy by promoting tourism." We are delighted to have SoftBank Corp's support as always, as we gear up to enter the hospitality market in Japan, he said. OYO had recently announced the launch of housing rental business OYO Life in Japan. Founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, OYO Hotels and Homes operates hotels, homes and living spaces with footprints in more than 500 cities across 10 countries. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt.https://itsmyurls.com/kunvindsee

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Kolkata rains: Heavy shower turns City of Joy roads into a canvas

(Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) Trawling the bylanes of the bustling streets in central Kolkata, our photographer tried to capture a little glimpse of everyday life reflected on the waters accumulated by the rain -- turning the road into a canvas for a painting. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) Kolkata Municipal Corporation and other civic bodies acted promptly to discharge the water. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) Due to heavy rains, the night temperatures are settling below normal.(Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) The rain will gradually shift eastwards covering Coastal Odisha and isolated places in West Bengal, officials said. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) 'The sky will remain cloudy, but rain intensity will go down. The weather will be better than the last three days,' said an official of the Alipore Meteorological office.(Express photo by Shashi Ghosh) Dailyhunthttp://wiznotes.com/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/166239/Default.aspx

Kerala government writes to Air India for direct flight between Thiruvananthapuram and Japan

According to a senior bureaucrat, Nissan Motors of Japan, which has set up a digital innovation hub in Thiruvananthapuram, and global brands like Fujitsu and Hitachi are aiming to make investments in key sectors in Kerala. Hence, it is vital to ensure air connectivity between various destinations beyond the traditional routes like the Gulf, the officer said. Recently, the SilkAir airline which connects Thiruvananthapuram with Singapore had decided to transfer its route to Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, along with its Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam routes, a move which upset the industrialists from East Asia, especially Japan, as they want business-class connectivity to the capital city here. There is a steady flow of air pax to destinations like Thailand and Singapore from Kerala and other south Indian cities with daily flights. So, if Air India starts a flight service from Thiruvananthapuram with a stopover at either Bangkok or Singapore, it would be convenient for the business class community here as well as in Japan.Also, the airline will be able to meet its required passenger strength since there is a steady movement of holidayers from here to Thailand or passengers to Singapore, he said. According to SN Raghuchandran Nair, president, Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce, the capital city employs around 75,000 IT professionals alone in key sectors. "In the changing scenario, air connectivity to main metro cities across the country from Thiruvananthapuram in the morning and evening is very important along with Far East connectivity," he said. Companies from Japan, Korea and China will be the key players who will be making key investments in Kerala in the coming years. So, it is the responsibility of the state government to ensure business-class connectivity with these destinations by linking either Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, he said. Further, the KSIDC - the nodal agency for bringing investments to the state - filing a case against the private company which is set to take over the Trivandrum airport, even after the KSIDC failed to make the cut in competitive bidding for the same airport, is not a wise decision. Moreover, it would send a wrong signal about Kerala to the business community within and outside the country, he said. Hope takes flight ● Kerala writes to Air India MD requesting to start a direct flight between T'Puram and Japan connecting Bangkok or Singapore ●The request was made in the backdrop of the arrival of companies like Nissan, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Tech Mahindra, etc in the state ●The biz community requires 'business-class' connectivity, while major airlines serving the Far East routes from Kerala are budget airlines like Scoot, Malindo, Air Asia, Indigo, etc. Dailyhunthttp://www.dtt.marche.it/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/6768454/Default.aspx